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Big crowds flocked into Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday (November 24th) for the town’s annual Christmas lights switch-on.
BBC Points West reporter Clinton Rogers and Mayor Pauline Pollard flipped the switch at 4pm to light up the town for the festive period.
An all-day Christmas market of almost 20 market stalls lining the town’s High Street from 11am. And Burnham and Highbridge’s town band got the afternoon off to a stirring start with a range of festive tunes, followed by a special performance of Christmas songs and carols by Burnham drama group Curtain Call (pictured below).
Local opera singer Tim Pitman then took to the stage outside GW Hurleys to entertain the crowds with a range of operatic songs. Father Christmas also dropped in during the afternoon, along with Orchard FM’s ‘Thunder Truck’, Burnham’s Light Of Elizabeth hovercraft, and the town’s fire crew.
Chamber of Trade Chairman Alex Turco told Burnham-On-Sea.com he was delighted with how the event had gone.
“It was a very successful day – it was great to see the High Street buzzing and full of so many people getting into the Christmas spirit,” he said.
“The lights display this year is fantastic and I thank everyone who’s made it possible, especially Buncombes Electicals and Mike Ham.”
BBC presenter Clinton Rogers told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to turn on Burnham’s lights. I have four children who spent many wonderful days here on the beach, so Burnham is a special place for me.”
“It’s great to see so much effort being put into the switch-on here in Burnham and to see it so well supported.”
A man was rushed to hospital during the afternoon after suffering a suspected heart attack. Burnham fire crewmembers who were taking part in the lights switch-on dashed along the High Street to help the middle-aged man in Adam Street before paramedics arrived a few minutes later in an ambulance.
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Gallery of photos from the 2007 lights switch-on
Video highlights of Burnham’s 2007 lights switch-on
